Real GDP during each prime minister's tenure
Every prime minister since 1991, ranked by how real GDP changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Prime minister | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Najib Razak | 3 Apr 2009 – 10 May 2018 | +52.8% Q4 2008 → Q1 2018 | +4.7%/yr | |
| 2 |  Anwar Ibrahim | 24 Nov 2022 – now | +19.9% Q3 2022 → Q2 2026 | +4.9%/yr | |
| 3 | Bersatu Mahathir Mohamad | 10 May 2018 – 1 Mar 2020 | +8.1% Q1 2018 → Q4 2019 | +4.6%/yr | |
| 4 | Ismail Sabri Yaakob | 21 Aug 2021 – 24 Nov 2022 | +6.9% Q2 2021 → Q3 2022 | +5.5%/yr | |
| 5 | Bersatu Muhyiddin Yassin | 1 Mar 2020 – 21 Aug 2021 | −2.2% Q4 2019 → Q2 2021 | −1.5%/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last quarter complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. RM bn, 2015 prices, last four quarters · Department of Statistics Malaysia (OpenDOSM, data.gov.my), quarterly GDP at constant 2015 prices (gdp_qtr_real) summed over the trailing four quarters, from 2015; yearly GDP at 2015 prices (gdp_gni_annual_real) before, dated at the year's last quarter · Malaysia data · as of Sep 2026.